B-24 / Coastal Command Liberator GR Mk.V - Eduard 1/72

It is a beast of a thing isn’t it? I guess it is open for debate, but in my mind, the B-24 Liberator is by far the coolest bomber of the Second World War…as a self-confessed armour tragic, it is just about impossible to not be drawn to this giant of the sky. It’s massive wingspan gave the Liberator the ability to carry a heavy bomb load paired with a long range and high cruise speed. The down side of that was that the plane was quite difficult to fly, especially at low speeds.

With around 18500 aircraft manufactured, the Liberator still holds the record for the World’s most produced bomber, heavy bomber, multi-engine aircraft and American military aircraft in history.

The Liberator saw action in every theatre of the Second World War and was used for a wide variety of roles such as bombing, antisubmarine and maritime patrols as well as early forms of electronic warfare and even transportation.